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2012

Rosal M, Heyden R, Mejilla R, Rizzo Depaoli M, Chetty V, Wiecha J. Design and Methods for a Comparative Effectiveness Pilot Study: Virtual World vs. Face-to-Face Diabetes Self-Management. JMIR Res Protoc 2012;1(2):e2.

Youngclaus J, Koehler P, Kotlikoff L, Wiecha J. Can Medical Students Afford to Choose Primary Care? An Economic Analysis of Physician Education Debt Repayment. Academic Medicine, 16 November 2012.

Chao S, Brett B, Wiecha J, Norton L, Levine S. Use of an Online Curriculum to Teach Delirium to Fourth-Year Medical Students: A Comparison with Lecture Format. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Vol 60, Issue 7, pages 1328-1332, July 2012

2011

Mitchell S, Heyden R, Heyden N, Schroy P, Andrew S, Sadikova E, Wiecha J. Pilot Study of Motivational Interviewing Training in a Virtual World. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26.09.2011.

Wilkinson J, Culpepper L. Associations Between Colorectal Cancer Screening and Glycemic Control in People With Diabetes. Prev Chronic Dis 2011;8(4):A82.

Barnes, LL. 2011. New Geographies of Religion and Healing: States of the Field. Practical Matters Issue 4, Spring.

2010

Markuns J, Fraser, B, Orlander J. The Path to Physician Leadership in Community Health Centers: Implications for Training. Fam Med 2010;42(6):403-7.
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Waning B, Kyle M, Diedrichsen E, Soucy L, Hochstadt J, Bärnighausen T, Moon S. Intervening in global markets to improve access to HIV/AIDS treatment: an analysis of international policies and the dynamics of global antiretroviral medicines markets. Globalization & Health 2010;6:9.

Waning B, Kaplan W, Fox MP, Boyd-Boffa M, King AC, Lawrence DA, Soucy L, Mahajan S, Leufkens HG, Gokhale M. Temporal Trends in Brand and Generic Prices of Antiretroviral Medicines Procured with Donor Funds in Developing Countries. Journal of Generic Medicines 2010;7:159-175.

Birdee G, Phillips R, Davis R, and Gardiner P. Factors Associated With Pediatric Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Pediatrics 2010; 125: 249-256.
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Gardiner P, Whelan J, Costello B. Herbal Resources, HERBAL. A Guide for Health Care Professionals, editor, Bonadkar R, Lippicott Williams and Wilkins; 2010 p. 252-260

McDuff S, Grodin M, Gardiner P, The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Refugees: A Systematic Review", Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2010

Mostow C, Crosson J, Gordon S, Chapman S, Gonzalez P, Hardt E, Delgado L, James T and David M. Treating and Precepting with RESPECT: A Relational Model Addressing Race, Culture and Ethnicity in Medical Training. J Gen Intern Med 25(Suppl 2):146-54
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Wiecha J, Heyden R, Sternthal E, Merialdi M. Learning in a Virtual World: Experience with Using Second Life for Medical Education. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2010. Vol 1, No 1.

Wilkinson J, Hoffman M, Pierce E, Wiecha J. FaMeS: An Innovative Pipeline to Foster Interest in Family Medicine. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Volume 42 Issue 1. January 2010. Abstract | Full Text

2009

Editorials

Kales S, Saper R. Ayurvedic lead poisoning: an under-recognized, international problem. Indian J of Med Sci 2009;63:379-381.

Chapters

Grodin M: "Hitler Should Have Finished the Job": Counter Transference, Anti Semitism, Abandonment and Termination. In Casebook on Ethically Challenging Work Settings in Mental Health and the Behavioral Sciences. Johnson WB, Koocher G (eds) Oxford University Press 2009.

Piwowarczyk L, Grodin M: Research Ethics in Post-Conflict Settings. In Project 1 Billion: Book of Best Practices. Mollica R. (ed) University of Vanderbilt Press. 2009

Reviews

Grodin M: Book Review. The Meaning and Destiny of Human Life. Design and Destiny: Jewish and Christian Perspectives on Human Germline Modification. Cole-Turner R. Ethics and Behavior. 19(2):169-170, 2009.

Articles

Benedict A, Mancini L, Grodin M. Struggling to meditate: contextualizing intergrated treatment of traumatized Tibetan Refugee Monks. Mental Health Religion and Culture. 2009;12(5):485-499.

Bickmore T, Pfeifer L, Jack B. Taking the Time to Care: Empowering Low Health Literacy Hospital Patients with Virtual Nurse Agents. 2009 Computers in Medicine 978-1-60558-246.

Birdee GS, Yeh GY, Wayne PM, Phillips RS, Davis RB, Gardiner P. Clinical applications of yoga for the pediatric population: a systematic review. Acad Pediatr. Jul-Aug 2009;9(4):212-220 e211-219. PMC journal - in process

Cafaro C and Bicknell WJ. "Uncomfortable Knowledge: PEPFAR, HIV Risk Reduction and Safer Sex." Accepted for publication in the Journal of Global Health Governance, May 25, 2009.

Gardiner P, Low Dog T, A Pediatric Perspective on Herbals and Supplements, Integrative Pediatrics editor, Culbert T, Oxford University Press Inc; 2009

Goldman L, Hines T, Kopits I. Common Complaints in the Elderly in Reichel's Care of the Elderly. Cambridge University Press 2009 (In press)

Goldman L. Barrett's Esophagus in The Five-Minute Clinical Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2009

Goldman L. Advance Directives. An online module developed for primary care physician CME on CMETiPs. Boston University Department of Family Medicine 2009 available at http://www.bu.edu/dbin/fammed/cmetips

Goldman L. Physician's Guide to Nursing Home Coverage. The Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe); 2009. Available at www.pogoe.org under product ID# 20466. As of October 2009, ranked #6 among Reynolds grantee-produced products and #9 overall, with 477 product views, 125 document views, and 20 downloads.

Greenwald J, Jack B. Preventing the preventable: reducing rehospitalizations through coordinated, patient-centered discharge processes. Professional Case Management: 2009;14 (3):135-140 PMID: 19474639

Jack BW, Chetty VK, Anthony D, Greenwald, JL, Burniske G, Johnson AE, Forsythe SR, O'Donnell JK, Paasche-Orlow MK, Manasseh C, Martin S, Culpepper L. The Re-Engineered Discharge: A RCT of a Comprehensive Hospital Discharge Program. Annals of Internal Medicine 2009;150:178-187. PMID: 19189907

Loh YL, Reilly A, Chen W, Coeytaux RR. Incorporating Acupuncture in a University-Based Family Medicine Center: Lessons Learned. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Jan 15. PMID: 19196055

Louik C, Gardiner P, Kelley K, Mitchell AA. Use of Herbal Treatments in Pregnancy. The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009; accepted publication with revision.

MacDuff S, Gardiner P, Grodin M: The use of complementary and alternative medicine among refugees: a systematic review and implication for a prospective refugee clinic. Journal of Refugee and Minority Health. 2009 (in press)

Metha D, Gardiner P, Phillips R, McCarthy. E Herbal and Dietary Supplement Disclosure to Healthcare Providers among Individuals with Chronic Conditions, Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, J Altern Complement Med, 14 (10), 1263-9 PMCID: PMC2219872

Markens J, Culpepper L, Halpin W. Commentary: A Need for Leadership in Primary Health Care for the Underserved: A Call to Action. Academic Medicine 2009;84(10):1325-1327.

Pecci MA, Comeau D, Chawla V. Skin conditions in the athlete. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2009;37(2):406-18.

Piwowarczyk L, Ignatius S, Crosby S, Grodin M, Heeren T, Sharma A: Secondary trauma in asylum lawyers, Bender's Immigration Bulletin, 2009;(3):263-269.

Saper R, Rash R. Zinc: an essential micronutrient. Amer Fam Physician. 2009;79:768-772. NIHMSID125075

Saper RB, Sherman KJ, Cullum-Dugan D, Davis RB, Phillips RS, Culpepper L. Yoga for chronic low back pain in a predominantly minority population: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Alternative Therapy Health Medicine. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):18-27.
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Waning B, Maddix J, Tripodis Y, Laing R, Leufkens H, and Gokhale M. Towards equitable access to medicines for the rural poor: analyses of insurance claims reveal rural pharmacy initiative triggers price competition in Kyrgyzstan. International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8:43.

Waning B, Kaplan W, King A, Lawrence D, Leufkensd H, Fox M. Global strategies to reduce the price of antiretroviral medicines: evidence from transactional databases. Bull World Health Organ 2009;87:520–528.

2008

Developing the Tools to Administer a Comprehensive Hospital Discharge Program: The ReEngineered Discharge (RED) Program Brian Jack, MD; Jeffrey Greenwald, MD; Shaula Forsythe; Julie O'Donnell; Anna Johnson; Lynn Schipelliti, RN; et. al. In, Henriksen K, Battles JB, Keyes MA, Grady ML, editors. Advances in patient safety: New directions and alternative approaches. Vol. 3. Performance and Tools. AHRQ Publication No. 08-0034-3. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2008.

Atrash H, Jack BW, Johnson K. Preconception care: a 2008 update. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec;20(6):581-9. PMID: 18989135

Atrash H, Jack BW, Johnson K, Coonrod DV, Moos, M-K, Stubblefield P, Cefalo R, Damus K, Reddy U. P Stubblefield, DV Coonrod, UM Reddy, R Sayegh, WK Nicholson, DF Rychlik, BW Jack Where is the "W"oman in MCH? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S259-265. PMID: 19081420

Babich LP, Bicknell WJ, Culpepper LC, Jack BW. Social Responsibility, International Development, and Institutional Commitment: Lessons for the Boston University Experience. Academic Medicine 2008;83(2):143-147. PMID: 18303358

Babich L, Bicknell W, Culpepper L, Jack B, Phooko MM, Smith B, Thahane TT. Institutional Commitment and HIV/AIDS: Lessons from the first three years of the Lesotho-Boston University Collaboration. Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 2008;3(4)417. PMID: pending

Babich LP, Bicknell WJ, Culpepper L, Jack BW, Phooko MM, Smith B, Thahane TT. "Institutional commitment and HIV/AIDS: Lessons from the first three years of the Lesotho-Boston University Collaboration." Global Public Health, October 2008; 3(4):417-432.

Babich LP, Bicknell WJ, Culpepper LC, Jack BW. Social Responsibility, International Development, and Institutional Commitment: Lessons for the Boston University Experience. Academic Medicine Feb 2008;83(2):143-147.

Comeau, D. and D. Rosenbaum. "The Use of Manual Medicine in the NCAA Division 1 Training Room." Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. March 2008.

Coonrod D, Jack BW, Bogess KA, Long R, Conry JA, Cox SN, Cefalo R, Hunter KD, Pizzica AL, Dunlop AL. The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Immunizations as Part of Preconception Care. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S290-295. PMID: 19081423

Coonrod DV, Jack BW, Stubblefield P, Hollier LM, Boggess KA, Cefalo R, Cox SN, Dunlop AL, Hunter KD, Prasad MR, Lu MC, Conry JA, Gibbs RS, Hogan VK. The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Infectious Diseases in Preconception Care. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S296-309. PMID: 19081424

Culpepper L. The dawning of a new decade. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2008;10(1):6-7.

Culpepper L, Kovalick LJ. A review of the literature on the selegiline transdermal system: an effective and well-tolerated monoamine oxidase inhibitor for the treatment of depression. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2008;10(1):25-30.

Dunlop AL, Jack BW, Bottalico JN, Lu MC, James A, Shellhaas CS, Hallstrom LH-K, Solomon BD, Feero WG, Menard MK, Iams JD. The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Women with Chronic Medical Conditions. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S310-327. PMID: 19081425

Ferullo, S. Epicondylitis. Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult. Editor:Frank Domino,MD. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 15th edition, 16th edition, 17th edition.

Floyd RL, Jack BW, Cefalo R, Atrash H, Mahoney J, Herron A, Husten C, Sokol RJ The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Exposures. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl): S333-339. PMID: 19081427

Gardiner PP, Nelson L, Shellhaas CS, Dunlop AL, Long R, Andrist S, Jack BW. The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Diet, Supplements, and Vitamins. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S345-356. PMID: 19081429

Gardiner P, Phillips RS, Shaughnessy A. Herbal and dietary supplement-drug interactions in patients with chronic illnesses. American Family Physician, 2008;77(1):73-78

Gardiner P, Phillips RS, Kemper KJ, Legedza A, Henlon S, Woolf AD. Dietary supplements: inpatient policies in U.S. Children's Hospitals. Pediatrics, April 2008

Gardiner P, Buettner C, Davis R, Phillips RS, Kemper KJ. Factors and common conditions associated with adolescent dietary supplement use: an analysis of national health and nutrition examination. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8:9 (31 March 2008)

Geibe JR, Holder J, Peeples L, Kinney A, Burress JW, Kales SN. Predictors of On Coronary Events in U.S. Male Firefighters, Am J Cardiology, 101:585-589; 2008.

Goldman L, Wiecha J, Hoffman M, Levine S. Teaching Geriatric Assessment: Use of a Hybrid Method in a Family Medicine Clerkship. Family Medicine 2008;40(10):721-5

Jack B, Atrash H. Preconception Health and Health Care—The Clinical Content of Preconception Care. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology December 2008;199(6), Supplement B.

Jack B, Atrash A, Bickmore T, Johnson K. The Future of Preconception Care. Women's Health Issues 18S (2008)S19-25. PMID: pending

Jack BW, Atrash H, Coonrod DV, Moos M-K, O'Donnell JK , Johnson K. The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: An Overview and Preparation of this Supplement. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S266-279. PMID: 19081421

Jack B, Bicknell B, Matete S, Mpoti M. "Cervical Cancer, An AIDS Defining Illness." Lesotho Medical Association Journal. November 2008; Vol 6, #3, pages 13 - 21.

Karri, S, Saper R, Kales S. Lead encephalopathy due to traditional medicines. Current Drug Safety 2008;3:54-59.

Klerman LK, Jack BW, Coonrod DV, Lu MC, Fry-Johnson YW, Johnson K. The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Care of Psychosocial Stressors. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S357-361. PMID: 19081431

McDiarmid MA, Gardiner PP, Jack BW.The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Environmental Exposures Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S357-361. PMID: 19081430

Montegut A. Primary Care Is Important for Africa J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 170.

Moos M-K, Dunlop AL, Jack BW, Nelson L, Coonrod DV, Long R, Boggess KA, Gardiner PP. Healthier Women, Healthier Reproductive Outcomes: Recommendations for the Routine Care of All Women of Childbearing Age. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S280-289. PMID: 19084122

Paul R, Andrades M, Ambroen A, Qureshi R, Jack B, Etches D, Raglow G. The change in trainee physicians' knowledge and comfort levels with obstetric emergencies following ALSO training. Medicine Today 2008;6(2):165-168.

Pecci CP, Leeman L, Wilkinson J. Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship Graduates:Training and Post-fellowship Experience. Family Medicine May 2008; 40(5):248-254.

Solomon BD, Jack BW, Feero WG. The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Genetics and Genomics. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S340-344. PMID: 19081428

Stubblefield P, Coonrod DV, Reddy UM, Sayegh R, Nicholson WK, Rychlik DF, Jack BW. The Clinical Content of Preconception Care: Reproductive History. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(Suppl):S373-383. PMID: pending

2007

Liber DB, Frea WD, Symon JB. Using Time-delay to Improve Social Play Skills with Peers for Children with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord 2007

Laird LD, Amer MM, Barnett E, Barnes LL. Muslim Patients and Health Disparities in the UK and the US. Arch Dis Child 2007;92;922-926

Barnes LL. Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Immigrants in the United States. In Immigrant Medicine, Elizabeth Barnett and Patricia Walker, ed. (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007), pp. 681-692.

Laird LD, de Marrais J, Barnes LL. Portraying Islam and Muslims in MEDLINE: A Content Analysis. Social Science & Medicine. 2007; 65:2425–2439

Barnes LL. Five Ways of Rethinking the Normal: Reflections. Religion & Theology (Theme Issue: Theology, HIV/AIDS and Public Policy in Africa). 2007; 14(1-2):68-83.

Barnes LL. Plural Health Systems: Meanings and Analytical Issues. In ARHAP International Colloquium 2007, James Cochrane, ed. (Cape Town, South Africa: African Religious Health Assets Programme, 2007), pp. 46-54.

Gravel, J, Comeau, D, and A Gordon. "Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Problems." Rakel: Textbook of Family Medicine. Chapter 43. 2007 (Philadelphia)

Craft LL, Freund KM, Culpepper L, Perna FM. Intervention study of exercise for depressive symptoms in women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). Dec 2007;16(10):1499-1509.

Culpepper L. In service of psychiatry and primary care: celebrating 9 years. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;9(1):5-6.

Weisberg RB, Dyck I, Culpepper L, Keller MB. Psychiatric treatment in primary care patients with anxiety disorders: a comparison of care received from primary care providers and psychiatrists. Am J Psychiatry. Feb 2007;164(2):276-282.

Francis JL, Weisberg RB, Dyck IR, et al. Characteristics and Course of Panic Disorder and Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia in Primary Care Patients. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;9(3):173-179.

Fowler JR, Jack BW.  Preconception care.  In, Radcliffe SD (Ed):  Family Medicine Obstetrics 3rd Edition, Elsevier Science Philadelphia PA– 3rd edition; 2007.

Gardiner P, Rakel D. From Herbs to Homeopathy; Medicinal Product for Children, Pediatric Clinics of North America, Volume 54, Issue 6, Pages 837-1070 (December 2007)

Jack B, Phooki MW. Developing a Family Medicine Residency Programme in Lesotho: Training Physicians for the Future – The Time Has Come. Lesotho Medical Association Journal 2007;5:6.

Jack B. Preconception Care: Improving Birth Outcomes through Care Before Pregnancy. In, Best Practices for Behavioral Management of Chronic Disease;  2007 edition, Institute for Disease management Menlo Park, California. In Press.

Understanding Rehospitalization Risk: Can the Hospital Discharge be Modified to Impact Recurrent Hospitalization. Strunin L, Stone, M, Jack B. The Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2007;2:297-304.

Dunlop AL, Jack B, Frey K. National Recommendations for Preconception Care: The Essential Role of the Family Physician.   J Am Board Fam Med 2007;20:81-4

Greenwald, JL, Denham C, Jack BW. The Hospital Discharge: A Care Transition with a High Potential for Errors. The Journal of Patient Safety. 2007;3(2):97-106.

Kartha A, Anthony D, Manasseh CS, et al. Depression Is a Risk Factor for Rehospitalization in Medical Inpatients. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;9(4):256-262.

Anand Kartha, David Anthony, Christopher Manasseh, Jeffrey Greenwald, Veerapa Chetty, James Burgess, Larry Culpepper and Brian Jack, MD. Depressive is a Risk Factor for Rehospitalization in Medical Inpatients.  The Primary Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2007;9:256-262.

Montegut AJ, Schirmer J, Cartwright C, Holt C, Thi Kim Chuc N, Nhat An P, Cummings S. Creation of postgraduate training programs for family medicine in Vietnam. Fam Med. 2007 Oct;39(9):634-8.

Montegut A. To achieve "Health for ALL" we must shift the world's paradigm to "Primary Care Access fro All". J Am Board Fam Med 2007; 20:514-517.

Pecci, MA: Knee pain in the recreational athlete. Family Practice Recertification 29(11):45-50, 2007.

Pecci MA, Kreher J: Clavicle fractures. American Family Physician 77(1):65-72, 2008.

Pecci, MA. "Trochanteric Bursitis." 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2007. Ed. Frank Domino. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.

Kales SN, Christophi CA, Saper RB. Hematopoietic toxicity from lead-containing Ayurvedic medications. Med Sci Monit 2007;13:CR295-298.

Cullum-Dugan D, Saper R. An Integrative Approach to Obesity. In Integrative Medicine, 2nd ed. Rakel D, ed. Elselvier, Philadelphia, 2007.

Stevens, L. (2007, December). Screening for Sexual Violence: Gaps in Research and Recommendations for Change. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Wilkinson, J., Culpepper, L., & Cerreto, M.C. (2007). Screening tests for adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 20(4), 399-407

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